Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), presides over the second plenary meeting of the 20th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2017. The first and second plenary meetings of the 20th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC were held in Beijing on March 10 and March 12, respectively. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, is set to conclude its annual session Monday, an official statement said Sunday.

The statement was issued after a plenary meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, which was presided over by Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.

The meeting approved the method for electing new chairpersons for the fifth session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee and a list of candidates for vice chairpersons of the 12th CPPCC National Committee.

The meeting also approved a draft resolution on the work report of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee over the past year, a draft report on the proposals submitted by CPPCC National Committee members to the annual session this year, as well as the draft political resolution of the annual session.

The list of candidates and other draft reports will be submitted for review at Monday's closing meeting, it said.

Political advisors also raised proposals on how to better perform their duties in consultative oversight, it said.

Before the plenary meeting, Yu presided over a chairpersons' meeting, which heard reports on the ongoing session and reviewed various reports and the draft resolution.

In addition, another plenary meeting held on Friday approved a decision to remove Sun Huaishan from his posts as a member of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, head of the Committee for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Compatriots and Overseas Chinese of the CPPCC National Committee, as well as a member of the 12th CPPCC National Committee.

The meeting also approved a decision to disqualify Ma Shixia as a member of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, it said.